Return-Path: Received: from a.gp.cs.cmu.edu by K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa01286; 23 Feb 93 13:36:14 EST Date: Tue, 23 Feb 93 13:34:46 EST From: Mark.Maimone@A.GP.CS.CMU.EDU To: bovik@k.gp.cs.CMU.EDU Subject: Overnight delivery on Sunday Beware the caveat at the bottom of this message.... If you're ever trying to meet a Monday deadline on Sunday, the Post Office's Express Mail is a place to try. Given that you're trying to send a bunch of papers to arrive on Monday, and you've missed the FedEx Saturday 5:00pm deadline, the Post Office is by far the cheapest. Of the half dozen places I checked, most charged $200 for next/same day delivery, USAir charged $52, but Express Mail was only $13.95! They will accept packages for delivery 7 days a week, including Sunday. Just drive the package to Cargo Area 1, approximately 3 traffic lights past the *old* airport on business route 60. They're actually open 24 hours (they say), but only guarantee next day if you get it there by 7:00pm. ****HOWEVER**** I wasn't able to verify that the four packages I sent arrived the next day. Also, someone else who tried it found they did *not* deliver the package on Monday, which caused him much difficulty. Worse, noone at the Post Office was willing to treat this as a serious problem. Their attitude was apparently that missing the one-day deadline was no big deal. But it's an option to consider: $14 for 1 or 2 day delivery, $52 for 1 day delivery. "When it kinda sorta has to be there overnight"